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>         lines_kw = {'label':'_nolegend_'}
>         if 'linewidth' in kwargs:
>             lines_kw['linewidth']=kwargs['linewidth']
>         if 'lw' in kwargs:
>             lines_kw['lw']=kwargs['lw']
> 
>         plot_kw = {
>             'ms':2*capsize,
>             'label':'_nolegend_'}
>         if 'markeredgewidth' in kwargs:
>             plot_kw['markeredgewidth']=kwargs['markeredgewidth']
>         if 'mew' in kwargs:
>             plot_kw['mew']=kwargs['mew']
> 
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<             barcols.append( self.hlines(y, left, right, label='_nolegend_' ))
<             caplines.extend( self.plot(left, y, '|', ms=2*capsize, label='_nolegend_') )
<             caplines.extend( self.plot(right, y, '|', ms=2*capsize, label='_nolegend_') )
---
>             barcols.append( self.hlines(y, left, right, **lines_kw ) )
>             caplines.extend( self.plot(left, y, '|', **plot_kw) )
>             caplines.extend( self.plot(right, y, '|', **plot_kw) )
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<             vlines_kw = {'label':'_nolegend_'}
<             if 'linewidth' in kwargs:
<                 vlines_kw['linewidth']=kwargs['linewidth']
<             if 'lw' in kwargs:
<                 vlines_kw['lw']=kwargs['lw']
<             barcols.append( self.vlines(x, lower, upper, **vlines_kw) )
< 
<             plot_kw = {
<                 'ms':2*capsize,
<                 'label':'_nolegend_'}
<             if 'markeredgewidth' in kwargs:
<                 plot_kw['markeredgewidth']=kwargs['markeredgewidth']
<             if 'mew' in kwargs:
<                 plot_kw['mew']=kwargs['mew']
---
>             barcols.append( self.vlines(x, lower, upper, **lines_kw) )